The Dark Side of Psychology: Little Albert, Stanford Prison, and Fear Conditioning
Time to dive into the dark side of psychology—
from Little Albert’s trauma-inducing experiment to the Stanford Prison Experiment that turned ordinary college students into sadistic guards in just six days.
What happens when science goes too far? And how does classical conditioning shape our fears and phobias? We’ll break it all down with some humor, eerie insights, and a few wild phobias you won’t believe are real.
Topics Covered:
The Little Albert experiment—how scientists conditioned a baby to fear fluffy things The Stanford Prison Experiment—a study that turned into a psychological horror show How classical conditioning works in everyday life The difference between fears vs. phobias Some of the weirdest, most bizarre phobias people actually have
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